Author: Derek Drinkwater
Australia’s relations with China are at the forefront of security and trade policy debates in Australia at present—a trend likely to continue for decades. As the relationship becomes more complex, APS employees will be required to command high levels of expertise and demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of China as a nation and its civil service.

Author: Tony Cotton
This Insight identifies the key human capital elements for the APS that emerged from an analysis of a range of recurrent human risk factors in the APS. These were then integrated into a framework all, or part, of which agencies may adopt.

While the exact origin of the concept of employee engagement is difficult to determine, it is often considered to have evolved from the concepts of job satisfaction, organisational commitment, and organisational citizenship behaviour.

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About the Commission

The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) is a central agency within the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio. The Commission supports two statutory office holders: the Australian Public Service Commissioner—who is also agency head—and the Merit Protection Commissioner. Their functions are set out in sections 41(1) and 50(1), respectively, of the Public Service Act 1999.